Reel



D. R. DALE Dec. l, 1931.

REEL

Filed Jan. 26, 1951 i UNT'ED Patented Dec. '1, 1931 DUDLEY R. nALE', of' monnno, oHIo,

AssIeNoR To THE s. M. :roNEs ooMrANY'or'roLEno, 11

f oHIo,A CORPORATION or oHIo ppiiea'ionfiia January 26, A19311. serial No. 511,131.V

i: This invention frelates to i a, reel 'fadapted for supporting rods or thelike insuccesslve positions while'variousoperations are performedthereon by means of a'la'the or other metal working machinery. i

Heretofore, the reels usedin Operations of this kind haveI had long tubesthrough which the=stock is fed, and vinasmu'ch as the rods constituting the'stock are often of greatv length, the insertion of thelsame' in'the tubes ience of-such a reel is particularly noticeable in manufacturing sucker rods of considerable length which must be inserted and removed by an endwise movement. i

With the above conditions in mind, it is the obj ect of the present invention to provide a reel support or stock rest in which the operation of inserting or removing the rods is greatly simplified, Vand more specifically to provide such a support with laterally or radially disposed slots and means for retaining the stock therein as it is worked upon.

The invention, in its preferred form will be more particularly explained in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the invention in position for Operation; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line l2v 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a vertical' transverse section on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of parts shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line of Fig. 3.

The invention is illustrated as adapted for use in connection with a metal working machine 7 having a number of chucks 8 to which the rods 9 are fed. The term rod as used in this specification includes any compa-ratively long piece of material to be worked upon. v i

The reel or stock rest for supportinn; the rods 9 includes a plurality of circular heads 10 secured to a single shaft 11, which is ada-pted to turn with the machine head 7 the several heads 10 being rotatablv mounted in circular series of rollers 12. Each series of rollers 12 is mounted in a shell 18 which is supported by a standard 14 and which is 17 adjace'nt oneof the heads 10. The. .outer open at one side wherejitis provided with a shelf'or table 15. f

lEach of the circular reel heads 10 is formed with a number of slots 16 corresponding to the fnumber'of chucks 8; These slots 16 extend inwardly from the periphery of the head 10 as shown in Fig. 8, and the bottomstherefof constitute rests on which the rods may be supported; i v V v i 1Thereel heads 110 are disposed in spaced parallel relati'on and rock shafts or lrods 17 are'mountedtherein-fTo each shaft 17, at one side'ofeach'hea'd, thereis'secureda. dog i 18, crank 191is also secured to'each shaft ,,i

end'20 of; each*` crank-19 is :providedwith a handle n21 in which a latch bolt 22 is mou'nted. vA7cloil Spring 23 within the handle 21r'tends to projectvthe bolt 22 into therhead 10; Y' The p' head v`isformed withtwo holes or'recesses 24 and 25 for'each bolt 22 sof'that by manipulation ofthe bolt by means of aknob 26 secured to'its outer end the s'haft may beV locked with thefdogs thereon in retracted or inoperative position, or in a position where they extend acrossthe adjacent slots 16 to retain fhe rod Q'therein. For support'ing sucker rods ,orthe like, which are circular-Vin cross section, the bottom' of each slot and the opar, p'osed face of the dos: together' forma circular guide through which therod may be fed.

i In the Operation of the'reel or stockrest, the rods 9 are insertedby a lateral movement into successive slots 16'and the does -18 are i moved into position to retain'themwhile they are presented successively to the chucks 8 for various Operations. These Operations will be performed in the usual manner and as each rod' completes the circuit about the shaft 11 iit is released from the reel by retracting the dogs 18 which'retain it, and the next rod'is inserted therein. It is understood, of course, that all of the degs for retaining a single rod 9 are secured' to a single shaft or rod 17 so that they are' moved into or out of position simultaneously ,by means of the handle-21.

It .will be i readilypvappreciated by those skilled in the art that fhepresent invention permitsl the saving of a great deal yof time in mounting' the rods in the stock rest or reel and in removing the same therefrom, especially When rods of considerable length are Worked upon.

VVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that various modifications may be made in the details th-ereof Without departing materially from the scope of the invention as claimed.

VVhat I claim is: 3

1. A reel of the class described, comprising a plurality of heads connected together in spaced relation and provided With laterally disposed rests for receiving rods to be Worked upon, the rests in each head being in alinement With corresponding brests in the other heads, a shaft adjacent-each roW of rests, and dogs securedto each shaft corresponding to the respective rests, each of said shafts being independently Vadjustable to bring the dogs thereon simultaneously into or out of position to retain the rod on the rests.

2. A reel of the class described, comprising a plurality of heads connected together in spaced relation and each provided With laterally disposed rests for receiving rods to b-e Worked upon, the rests in each head being in alignment With corresponding rest-s in the other heads, and means movable into Cooperative relation to each row of rests for retaining the respective rods in position for the Work to be performed, the retaining means for each rod being movable as an-independent unit. t

3. A reel of the class ing a plurality of heads connected together described, compris- With rests arranged in a row parallel to the axis'of the reel for receiving a rod to be Worked upon, and a roW of rigidly connected dogs carried by the reel and movable as a unit into or out of position to cooperate With said rests for guiding a rod longitudinally and maintaining it in a position substantially parallel to the axis of the reel.

6. The combination With a support, of a reel rotatably mounted thereinV and provided With rests arranged in a row parallel to the axis of the reel for receiving a rod to be Worked upon, a member carried by the reel and rockable thereon, said member including a roW of ri'gidly connecteddogs movable by the rocking of said member into or out of position to cooperate With said rests for guiding a rod longitudinally and maintaining it in a position substantially parallel to the aXis of the reel, and a detent carried by said member, said reel having means cooperating With said detent to lock said member With the dogs in operative or inoperative position. v 1

-In testimony Whereof I have hereunto signed .my name to this specification.

f DUDLEY R. DALE.

in spaced relation and provided -With lateri ally disposed rests for receiving rods to be Worked upon. the rests in each head being in alignment With corresponding rests in the other heads, dogs movable into operative position in opposed relation to said rests'to form guides for the rods, the dogs for each roW of rests being connected to move as a unit, and means for looking each unit With its dogs in either operative or inoperative position.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of heads rigidly connected in coaxial spaced relation and provided With rests for receiving rods to be Worked upon, the rests in each head being in alignment With corresponding` rests in the other heads, supports in Which the respective heads are rotatably mounted, rock shafts mounted in said heads parallel to the aXis thereof, therebeing one such rock shaft adj acenteach rovv of rests, dogs secured to' each rock shaft adjacent to the respective heads and movable With the rock shaft into cooperative relation to the adjacent rests to form means for guiding the rods longitudinally, and means adjacent to one of said heads for positively controlling the positions of the respective rock shafts.

, 45. The combination With a support, of a i reel rotatably mounted therein and provided 

